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For whatever you have
encountered on the front nine, it is but
an entree to what greets you on the
way back in. The stretch from holes 13
to 18 is particularly impressive. Like
a punchline is to a joke, these holes
present the course’s knockout blow and
wow-factor. I can’t recall a stretch of
holes on another course like it—each
hole could rightfully be regarded as the
signature hole.
My pick must be the 387-metre
par four 15th. As you play the
preceding hole and witness the full
scope of what lies ahead, you’ll see
why it’s rated the hardest hole on the
course.
No doubt intimidation plays a
large hand on this hole in defeating the
nervous golfer—I, too, succumbed to
its pressure. The hole sits on a narrow
peninsula heading off to the southern
most point of the golf course. Most
players will stand on the tee frozen
with the fear of sending a ball off on a
kamikaze mission. It’s a great hole.
The 18th is yet another brilliant
hole. From an elevated tee you really
have the opportunity to launch your
drive and get one back on the course.
Although the longest par four at 421
metres, it plays relatively short due
the fall in altitude from tee to green.
A birdie is certainly on the cards here,
and what a way to finish an incredible
day’s golf.
From the arrival by ferry (or
helicopter) to the course’s natural
bushland appeal, and to the
unparalleled panoramic scenes of the
Whitsundays, Hamilton Island Golf
Club is truly unique, offering an awe-
inspiring golfing experience. The
course is golf heaven, and must be a
new inclusion on all avid golfers wishlist
of dream courses to play.